In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.

     The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began eaming  $  125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days.He got married and moved with his wife to a verywealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.

     It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

     Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it  " Keeping up with the Joneses"  because "Jones"  is a very common name in the United States. " Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

      People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does,  Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they______.

A. want to be as rich as their neighbors

B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

C. don't want others to know they are rich

D. want to be happy

2. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to_______.

A. live outside New York City            B. live in New York city

C. live in apartments                   D. have many neighbors

3. According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.

A. correct    B .interesting    C.  impossible     D.  good

  You're rushing to get out of the door for a meeting, but you just can't seem to find your car keys. Or you've got tickets booked for a Caribbean cruise(坐船旅行) , but your passport disappeared. Or maybe you've just come back from a grocery store tour and realized…Hey, did I leave my baby in the checkout line?

     Ok, you've probably never gone to the extremes of our last example (we hope), but most of us experience slip - ups like these on a daily basis. No matter how smart you may be, it doesn't mean your brain won't turn to Swiss cheese every so often, and no amount of e-mail reminders can help you remember where you left your TV remote or lucky penny.

     But now, there is a new pair of eyeglasses that can help to find all those little things you know must be around somewhere :  Let's call it Vision 2.0.

     The new glasses, which are being developed in a Japanese lab under the code name Smart Goggles,are similar to a Google search engine for your eyes. The high - tech glasses come with a camera that records everything you see on a daily basis, and boast built - in object recognition software that allows them to keep track of whatever comes across their field of vision. If you've got a collection of art sculptures that the camera can't recognize immediately, no problem :  Just say the name of each item,  and the glasses will memorize them right away.

     The Smart Goggles' superb tracking abilities mean that whenever you're looking for your keys, your overdue library book, or yes, even your baby, all you have to do is to say the word and the Goggles' camera will show you the last time your desired object appeared on screen, telling exactly where you'll be able to find it.

     Though the glasses are still too big for general use, the research team in Japan believes that they'll be able to make the modem glasses smaller to the size of normal glasses in the near future, making them the perfect new accessory for yourself or any other absent - minded Professor you know.

      With these intelligent designs, you'll never lose anything again. Except maybe your glasses.

1.The best title for the passage should be _______.

A. A Habit of Forgetting Small Things  

B. Usage of New High - Tech Glasses

C. How to Find Little Things Easily

D. Glasses Will Help Find Your Things

2.Which of the following is a slip - up according to the passage?

A. You can't find your watch before going to work.

B. You can't work out a math problem in given time.

C. You don't know how to deal with a naughty boy.

D. You don't know how to get to a hospital.

3.Which of the following statement is true about Smart Goggles?

A. They're a search engine used on the Internet.

B. They're a camera with recognition software.

C. They're software used in computers.

D. They're sunglasses protecting our eyes.

4.Where are the new glasses being developed?

A. In China.          B. In America.      C. In Japan.          D. In France.

 阅读下面短文并回答问题 ,然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求) 。

      [1] Today ,  millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method. Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country?

      [2]The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious. Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time you are in the country. You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people. In Italy, it is always possible, in the class, to speak Italian if you want to and the learning is slower.

     [3] On the other hand, ______ staying at home to study. You don't have to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK. If you have a good teacher in Italy ,I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school.

    [4] So, in conclusion ,I think that if you have enough time and enough money,  the best choice is to spend some time in the UK. This is simply not possible for most people, so being here in Italy is the only viable(可行的)option. The most important thing to do in this situation is to     maximise  your opportunities to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class.

1. What is the text mainly about?  (no more than 6 words)

   ___________________________________________________________________

2.Complete the following statement with proper words.

    All the people and everything around are related with _______,and you'll have more opportunities

3.Fill in the blank in paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

   ____________________________________________________________________

4. What suggestion does the author give to those who learn English in their own country?(no more than 15 words)

   ____________________________________________________________________

5. What does  the  underlined word “it”(line 2,paragraph3) probably  refer to?(5 words)

   ____________________________________________________________________

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1.Only if you ask many different questions will you a ____all the information you need to know

2.The medicine gave________(立刻的) relief from pain.

3.Many patients couldn't get the medical t ______they needed in the past.

4.They work day and night to produce enough machines to meet the_______（需求）of the local farmers.

5.It 's immoral(不道德的)that he p ________some polluted water into the river.

6.Soldiers in an open field are_________（暴露）to the enemy's fire.

7.How many countries does the UK e ________ of?

8.The police have arrested two__________（嫌疑犯）in  connecion with the bank robberv.

【小题9 】He was tired of his wife's c _________ complaint.

9.If you pay your bills on time, your___________（信用）will be good.

假设上周日你和来自美国的朋友Tony去公园野餐，在路上Tony不小心扭伤了左脚，恰好你学校学过这方面的急救知识，及时对Tony进行了急救。请就此事写一篇短文。

    内容包括：l.拨打120求救；

    2．把Tony的左脚放在一个较舒适的位置；

    3．用冰袋冷敷受伤部位15分钟；

    4．肿胀减轻后用绷带包扎扭伤部位。

注意：词数100左右。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

The two men discussed and came to ____________ conclusion that the helicopter would take _______________ place of the car some day.

A. /; /             B. a; the            C. a; /             D. /; the

 —We want to finish the task ahead of time.

    —You have to _____________, if so.

A. speed it up        B. take it up         C. pick it up          D. turn it up

Obviously the measures taken by the local government have ______________ the solution to drinking water problems in this region.

A. contributed to      B. referred to         C. turned to          D. devoted to

According to the information from the airline, a small sinking part of the runway of the airport is _____________ for the accident.

A. to blame          B. to be blamed       C. to blaming        D. to be blaming

I suggested to my father that we ____________ to Dalian for a holiday this summer, but the expression on his face suggested that he ___________ to it.

A. go; shouldn't agree                        B. would go; shouldn't agree

C. go; didn't agree                            D. would go; didn't agree